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NBA: Durant leads Nets to win at Pelicans, Hornets equal record first quarter

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Simon EVANS, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant reacts during the first quarter of the game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, 13 November 2022. File photo. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/01/07/nba_bkn-kevin-durant_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant reacts during the first quarter of the game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, 13 November 2022. File photo. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE.</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MIAMI -- Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Kyrie Irving turned it on late in the game as the Brooklyn Nets won 108-102 at the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.</p><p>The Nets, who had seen their 12-game NBA winning streak end at Chicago on Wednesday, trailed 64-53 at half-time but got a grip on the contest in the third quarter.</p><p>Durant also grabbed 10 rebounds, the 111th time in his career he has combined 30 plus points with double figure rebounds.</p><p>The Pelicans were without their two star performers with Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both still sidelined with injuries, but they delivered an aggressive performance in what was an intense encounter.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2GiP-w7XqFk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>New Orleans made a strong start taking a 10-point lead in the first quarter after a fine three-pointer from Naji Marshall and they then started the second quarter with a 13-1 run.</p><p>But the Nets grew into the game and outscored the Pelicans 35-21 in the third quarter and Irving, who scored 19 points, made a 30-foot three-point jumper with 43 seconds remaining to make it 106-100 before putting away two free throws to secure the win. </p><p>&quot;It was a tale of two halves, even though we didn&#x27;t get our shots to fire early on, or throughout the whole game, we just kept on pushing, it was a solid win for us,&quot; said Durant.</p><p>Brooklyn improve to 26-13 while the Pelicans are 24-15 after their fifth loss on home court this season.</p><p>The Charlotte Hornets equaled the NBA record for the most point in the opening quarter of game when they put up 51 against the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>The haul matched the record set by the Golden State Warriors against the Denver Nuggets in 2019.</p><p>The Hornets, bottom of the standings in the East, ran out 138-109 winners against the second-placed Bucks.</p><p>Terry Rozier has a season high 39 points for the Hornets while the normally free-scoring Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was averaging 32.7 points per game, was restricted to just nine.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yAaQVu12HVs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said he was concerned about some common threads in several of their defeats this season.</p><p>&quot;We haven&#x27;t matched what it takes to be competitive in an NBA game on multiple occasions now and its concerning,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>- LaVine leads Bulls -</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (R) reacts with center Nikola Vucevic (L) of Montenegro during the second half of their NBA against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 21 December 2022. File photo. Erik S. Lesser, EPA-EFE." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/01/07/nba_chi-zach-lavine_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (R) reacts with center Nikola Vucevic (L) of Montenegro during the second half of their NBA against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 21 December 2022. File photo. <em>Erik S. Lesser, EPA-EFE.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philadelphia 76ers&#x27; streak of 11 straight home wins came to an end with a 126-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls, who were powered by the three-point shooting of Zach LaVine.</p><p>LaVine made 11 of 13 three-pointers and scored 41 points while Nikola Vucevic had a 19 point, 18 rebound, 10 assist, triple-double.</p><p>The 76ers were without key man Joel Embiid, who missed his second consecutive game with a sore left foot as their 12-game winning streak against the Bulls ended.</p><p>The New York Knicks won their fourth straight game with a 112-108 win at the Toronto Raptors with Julius Randle producing 32 points and 11 rebounds.</p><p>“The way he’s playing is just unheard of,” Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson said. </p><p>&quot;He’s playing really well, he’s playing with confidence. It&#x27;s awesome to see how he bounced back. He still has a lot more to prove. Not just to everyone else, but to himself because has a whole other level he can unleash,&quot; he added.</p><p>It was the Knicks&#x27; first win in Toronto since 2015, ending an 11-game losing streak on the Raptors&#x27; floor, and was the 100th win with the team for coach Tom Thibodeau.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Kyrie Irving turned it on late in the game as the Brooklyn Nets won 108-102 at the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.

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NBA: Durant leads Nets to win at Pelicans, Hornets equal record first quarter

Simon EVANS,

Agence France-Presse

Published Jan 07, 2023 01:23 PM PHT

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